Chapter 138: Traitor? How many?

'Pop!'

A delicate bone china teacup fell to the ground.

It shattered.

Just like the mood of Kagezo Sadamasa at this moment.

He suffered a major setback after his first attempt. This was very difficult for him, who was arrogant and proud.

As arranged by Tojihara Kenji, he had come to take over the Lan Agency. He had wanted to make a good start. He wanted to do well in Tojihara Kenji's presence. But he had messed up.

His mood was so bad that it was impossible to describe in words.

'Baka!'

'Damn Chinese!'

'Where did they get the information?'

'Is there a traitor within the Lan Agency?'

Kagezawa Tadaaki doubted himself.

It must be an insider.

Otherwise, how could the Fuxing Society have made such an accurate arrest?

Before that, when the master copy of the legal tender was obtained, they lay low. The Chinese didn't make any moves either. It was as if they hadn't noticed.

In the end, the Japanese were careless. They thought the Chinese couldn't detect them at all. So they began to move the master copy of the legal tender.

Unexpectedly...

They had just begun to move the master copy of the legal tender when they were immediately arrested.

They were caught red-handed. It was as if someone was watching their every move.

It was absolutely impossible to say that no one inside had tipped them off.

Baka!

There is a traitor in the Lan agency!

There must be a traitor!

We must find this traitor. Skin him and fry his bones.

But who is the traitor?

Everyone looks like a traitor.

And no one looks like a traitor.

This is very painful for Kagezo. The process of identifying the traitor is very painful. It would be good if they could identify him. If they can't, there will be endless consequences.

In fact, the main focus of the Lan agency was not Jinling. It was Liangguang.

Stealing the metal master of the legal tender was not just about the Japanese wanting to print counterfeit money. It was also to be given to Chen Jitang, Li Zongren, Bai Chongxi and others in Liangguang as a bribe.

With this metal master, Liangguang could also print their own currency. They would not be influenced by Chiang Kai-shek.

By unifying the currency, Chiang Kai-shek also wanted to take control of the finances. He wanted to take back the financial power of the local factions. Naturally, the local factions could not agree to this.

The most vocal were the two provinces of Guangdong and Guangxi. Chen Jitang, the 'Southern Heavenly King', in particular.

'Damn traitor...'

'Damn traitor...'

Kagezo Akira became more and more irritated as he thought about it. They had come so close to success, but now it was all gone. Who could easily accept that?

The more he thought about it, the more scared he became. Fortunately, he was currently not in Nanjing. Otherwise...

I might even have been arrested.

How did the Chinese Restoration Society suddenly become so powerful?

It didn't seem to have done much before!

'Sir...'

Suddenly, a Japanese lieutenant tiptoed in.

His name was Haruki Yoshiyuki, and he had just joined the secret service.

'Yes?'

'Sir, I have some strange information. The head of the Tan Agency has mysteriously disappeared.'

'What?'

Kagekatsu Akira was a little surprised.

He had come to take over from the Orchid Agency. He was not familiar with the Sandalwood Agency.

However, he knew that each spy in the Sandalwood Agency used Western playing cards as their code names.

These were things like King, Ace of Spades, Ace of Hearts, Ace of Clubs, and so on. The Chinese did not have playing cards. They were not familiar with this aspect. Even if they heard the code name, they would not know what it meant.

According to the order of the playing cards, King and Ace were undoubtedly the two most important.

Now the king has gone missing?

This is serious.

Missing often means captured.

The king of the Orchid Agency has most likely been arrested by the Chinese.

'Is the information reliable?'

'Yes.'

'Damn...'

Kageasa Tadaaki frowned.

This was obviously not good news for the Orchid Agency.

It was also bad news for the Blue Agency.

If the king had been captured, it would mean that the whereabouts of Kazato Otori had been revealed. And Kazato Otori had once been in charge of the Blue Agency...

'No.'

'No.'

Kagezawa Tadaaki shook his head.

He had been thinking too much. There was no danger to Kazuchika Hotori.

At the moment, Kazuchika Hotori was not in Jinling. He was in the faraway city of Tianjin. He was safe.

'Order them to evacuate as soon as possible.'

'Sir, the Chinese have already set up surveillance at the train station. They won't be able to leave for a while.'

'What?'

'We have confirmed that the Chinese are closely monitoring the Shimonoseki train station in Jinling.'

'Damn it!'

Kagekatsu Shigeaki frowned again.

There were still two metal masters that could not be taken out?

No.

Every moment counts.

However, he dared not take any risks.

If he were caught...

'How did the Chinese know the news?'

'I don't know.'

Haruki Yoshinobu did not dare to answer.

In fact, he also thought that there must be a traitor within the agency.

It must be the traitor who leaked the news.

Otherwise, the Chinese would not have been able to make such an accurate arrest.

Fortunately, the backup plan was activated in time to shoot the target dead. This prevented the leakage of more secrets.

The question is, who is this traitor?

Silence.

A shadow gradually envelops everything.

Traitor...

Who on earth could it be?

Think deeper...

Is there a traitor in the Orchid Agency? Or the Tan Agency? Or the Tong Agency?

Or perhaps there is a traitor in the Special High Police Department!

These secret services overlap in some areas of work, and there is also information leakage between them.

Is there only one traitor?

Or are there several?

It's terrifying...

'Nani?'

'Wang Xiao is missing?'

'Baka!'

At this moment in a Tianjin apartment, Kazuei Tomii is also frowning.

Xiao Wang is Wu Yuanfu. He is a very deep pawn personally placed by Toiihara Kenji. Originally belonging to the Tan Agency, he was later assigned to the Tong Agency.

The change of affiliation was very secret. Only he, Toiihara Kenji, and Iwasaku Mataji knew about it.

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He has never used it.

In order to protect Wu Yuanfu, all communication was done through a single line.

In other words, he personally commanded Wu Yuanfu. Without going through a third person.

This greatly reduced the risk of exposing Wu Yuanfu.

He felt that it was impossible for Wu Yuanfu to be exposed.

Who knew that Wu Yuanfu had actually disappeared.

Professional sensitivity made him quickly judge that something had definitely happened to Wu Yuanfu.

He might have been caught.

It was also possible that an accident had occurred.

The former was the most likely scenario.

In other words, Wu Yuanfu had been exposed.

So...

the question was...

How could Wu Yuanfu have been exposed?

No one else knew about Wu Yuanfu's existence!

How could the Chinese have found him?

Was it Iwasa Kōji's operational error that led to Wu Yuanfu's exposure?

Damn it!

This idiot! Stupid to death!

I really don't know how he got Tojiro Kenji's favour.

Baka!

...

'Nani?'

'Wu Yuanfu has disappeared?'

'Baka!'

At this moment, Iwasa Kōji was both nervous and fearful.

He knew he had made a fatal mistake. He had used Wu Yuanfu to hide the three gunmen who had carried out the attack.

He had thought that the plan was foolproof and would never be exposed.

But now, something had gone wrong with Wu Yuanfu.

Most likely, it was because of the attack on Ji'e Lane.

He regretted it.

But it was useless.

He must find a way to remedy the situation.

The most important thing was that Wu Yuanfu must not be allowed to return alive.

This guy was originally from the Tan Agency and he was the one who managed to poach him from his master, Tojiro.

He was going to be put to good use. Little did I know that a minor accident would cause Wu Yuanfu to go missing.

Wu Yuanfu must die.

Otherwise, it will be him, Matashiro Matashiro, who will die.

If Tojiro Tojiro senses that it was his stupidity that caused Wu Yuanfu to be exposed...

The consequences would be unimaginable.

Only a dead person can keep everything a secret.

...

'Achoo!'

'Achoo!'

Jinling, Army General Hospital. Zhang Yong sneezes repeatedly.

It's because a beautiful nurse's hair got into his nostrils.

Dai Yice is over-concerned. Not only did he find a beautiful doctor to treat him, but also arranged for several young and beautiful nurses.

Zhang Yong told him several times that this was actually unnecessary. As a result...

Dai Yice gave him a knowing look.

Zhang Yong: ...

Okay, I'll just have to let it happen.

Sure enough, everyone was convinced. He is a womaniser.

Saying no, saying no, it's all an excuse. It's just like how in ancient times, before a powerful minister usurped the throne, he would have to refuse three times.

Everyone knows what he's thinking.

Damn it.

I sneezed really hard.

I don't know who's cursing me behind my back. Could it be Chun Yu Chi?

But he didn't know that it was him who had set up the surveillance at the train station. He had originally wanted to catch the people from the Tan agency, but as a result, he blocked the people from the Lan agency from leaving.

He was originally prepared to stay at the hospital for three days. But as the day passed, he realised that he had made a mistake.

It was really boring. He couldn't stay there for even an hour.

He had to find something to do.

So he quietly brought someone to the train station.

As soon as they got close to the train station, they noticed a small red dot.

It was inside the train station. It was very close to the surveillance point.

The Japanese invaders are really something. They have already sent someone to check out the situation so soon. It seems that they have not been discovered yet.

Approaching, locking on to the target, it is discovered that it is a cleaner.

Good guy.

Disguised really well.

I guess Zhongyang and the others did not notice.

This cleaner, on a daily basis, cleans the inside of the train station.

Well, let's ignore him for now.

Arrived at the monitoring point. Saw Zhongyang. Quite tired.

Prolonged monitoring is also very tiring. They have been monitoring the train station for many days.

'Captain,'

'What's the situation?'

'No unusual activity has been detected.'

'Good. You go and get some rest. I'll take over.'

'Yes.'

Zhongyang turned and left.

Zhang Yong silently monitored the cleaner.

There was now only one red dot on the map. There was no second Japanese.

Was this cleaner He Shengyizhong's superior?

It was impossible to tell.

It could be. It could also not be.

Even if the person was captured, if they didn't talk, there would be no evidence.

Unless they could get Ichiro Kase and the other person to meet face-to-face. But that plan was also difficult to implement. The Japanese spy would probably not meet with Ichiro Kase.

In the end, the decision was made to arrest the person first.

After arresting the person, they would confront Ichiro Kase.

'Liuqi!'

'Yes!'

'Get ready to arrest the person!'

'Okay!'

Wu Liuqi and the others immediately got ready.

Zhang Yong led them, striding towards the target cleaner.

This was deliberate. It was to give the other party a chance to escape.

Sure enough, the cleaner immediately realised something was wrong. He dropped everything and turned to run.

The others immediately gave chase.